THE FIVE LAMPS ORGANISATION

Registered charity 702314 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE FIVE LAMPS -THORNABY COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTRE, THORNABY IMPASSE · filing overdue (register status)

The Five Lamps Organisation delivers Community Based Projects throughout Stockton, The Tees Valley, and now delivers Financial Inclusion work regionally.These projects are primarily involved in the following:Employment. Enterprise Education Home Care Health Young People Community Finance

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£3.8m

Latest spending

£3.6m

Registered

1989

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that consolidated net worth improved significantly to £249,135, with total income of £3,807,483 exceeding total expenditure of £3,559,368 for the first time in five years. The Trustees report a policy to hold not less than £100,000 in unrestricted cash, which was maintained throughout the year, and the auditors confirmed no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,001 - £80,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)

“In the band £70,001 - £80,000” — page 44

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: not less than £100,000 in accessible and unrestricted cash balances

“The Trustees’ intention is to hold not less than £100,000 at any point in time in accessible and unrestricted cash balances” — page 6

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee remuneration paid by subsidiary

“One of the trustees was paid remuneration of £Nil (2023: £7,818 in 18 month period ended 30 September 2023) in the year ended 30 September 2024 and this was paid by the subsidiary company. The remuneration paid was due to to a trustee being a director of the subsidiary company, Five Lamps Trading Limited.” — page 44

“The charity owns 100% of the share capital of Five Lamps Trading Limited, company number 08029251.” — page 57

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Subsidiary ownership

“One of the trustees was paid remuneration of £Nil (2023: £7,818 in 18 month period ended 30 September 2023) in the year ended 30 September 2024 and this was paid by the subsidiary company. The remuneration paid was due to to a trustee being a director of the subsidiary company, Five Lamps Trading Limited.” — page 44

“The charity owns 100% of the share capital of Five Lamps Trading Limited, company number 08029251.” — page 57

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: The Governance structure no longer includes an Audit & Risk Committee due to the resignation of its Chair and inability to recruit new Trustees.

“The Governance structure no longer includes an Audit & Risk Committee due to the resignation of its Chair and inability to recruit new Trustees.” — page 10

“The Trustees recognise the board numbers are too low and this has increased some risks throughout the year in terms of decision making.” — page 8

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: Low trustee numbers increased risks in decision making.

“The Governance structure no longer includes an Audit & Risk Committee due to the resignation of its Chair and inability to recruit new Trustees.” — page 10

“The Trustees recognise the board numbers are too low and this has increased some risks throughout the year in terms of decision making.” — page 8

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Armstrong Watson Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Top pay band moved from £130,001 - £140,000 (FY2023) to £70,001 - £80,000 (FY2024).
Going concern: material uncertainty (FY2023) → no going-concern doubt (FY2024).

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Five Lamps (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £60k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: The Five Lamps Organisation — Registered, 3 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 04/09/2023. CQC record

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2024)

Total income

£3.8m

Total spending

£3.6m

Cost of raising funds

£153k

Reserves (reported)

£250k

Employees

129

Reported reserves equal ~0.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (57% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

Five Lamps Home Care: Good (14/07/2021) · CQC record

Trustees · trustee networks

PATRICIA CHAMBERS
Trevor Watson
Vivienne Holmes

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	—	—
30/09/2024	£3.8m	£3.6m
30/09/2023	£5.9m	£6.0m
31/03/2022	£3.1m	£3.9m
31/03/2021	£4.2m	£4.7m

Common questions

Is THE FIVE LAMPS ORGANISATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that consolidated net worth improved significantly to £249,135, with total income of £3,807,483 exceeding total expenditure of £3,559,368 for the first time in five years. The Trustees report a policy to hold not less than £100,000 in unrestricted cash, which was maintained throughout the year, and the auditors confirmed no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Armstrong Watson Audit Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE FIVE LAMPS ORGANISATION earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,001 - £80,000 band.

Who funds THE FIVE LAMPS ORGANISATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE FIVE LAMPS ORGANISATION as a grant recipient include TEES VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
TEES VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2022	£1k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Community Foundation North East	11/08/2022	£3k	Grant to The Five Lamps Organisation
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/11/2021	£429k	Stockton on Tees Partnership
UK government	05/08/2020	£88k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/05/2019	£146k	Home from Hospital
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/09/2015	£10k	Positive Social Behaviour Orders (POSBO's)
Northern Rock Foundation	22/06/2012	£16k	Grant awarded to The Five Lamps Organisation (Tees Valley)
The National Lottery Community Fund	12/02/2009	£4k	Little Teapot Community Cafe
Northern Rock Foundation	08/10/2007	£105k	Grant awarded to The Five Lamps Organisation (Tees Valley)
Northern Rock Foundation	13/03/2007	£138k	Grant awarded to The Five Lamps Organisation (Tees Valley)
The National Lottery Community Fund	09/12/2005	£4k	Mentoring Support
Northern Rock Foundation	12/07/2005	£25k	Grant awarded to The Five Lamps Organisation (Tees Valley)
Northern Rock Foundation	13/07/2004	£75k	Grant awarded to The Five Lamps Organisation (Tees Valley)
UK government	—	£12k	Virgin Money Foundation North East Fund

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
W F SOUTHALL TRUST	2	£19k
LOCAL TRUST	1	£288k
SANTANDER UK FOUNDATION LIMITED	1	£136k
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION	1	£100k
THE DULVERTON TRUST	1	£78k
THE A S CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£77k
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITY	1	£40k
AQUILA FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£35k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FIVE TALENTS UK LTD.

FIVE TALENTS UK LTD income £2.1m
CATALYST STOCKTON ON TEES LIMITED income £1.7m
ST LUKE'S COMMUNITY AND REGENERATION ENTERPRISES income £744k
LIGHTHOUSE FURNITURE PROJECT LIMITED income £740k
COMMUNITY LIGHTHOUSE FOUNDATION income £357k
Lamb Health income £182k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE FIVE LAMPS ORGANISATION	£3.8m	£70,001 - £80,000	—	above	—	no doubt
FIVE TALENTS UK LTD FY2025	£2.1m	—	0	unclear	9.6%	no doubt
CATALYST STOCKTON ON TEES LIMITED FY2025	£1.7m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST LUKE'S COMMUNITY AND REGENERATION ENTERPRISES FY2025	£744k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LIGHTHOUSE FURNITURE PROJECT LIMITED FY2025	£740k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
COMMUNITY LIGHTHOUSE FOUNDATION FY2025	£357k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.